Matt Benning has made some errors this year (name one defensman we have that has not) however I will point out that he does lead the team in +/-(flawed stat I know) and has been a plus player his whole short career. He was forced because of injuries to play above his head but he is a reliable number 5/6 defender that has not even played game number 300. He is actually not our worst defensman this year despite what others think, statistics tell a different tale.
The fact is is that defensmen get paid to help defend and Benning statistically is doing just that.

There big arguments are that he can be lazy defensivly(fair point) and that he cannot drive his own line at his price point. I say who cares. We have a great duo for the top line. Grab some wingers for the second line and suddenly we have two lines.

I wouldn't quite cash in on Benning. As much as people rag on him he is a plus 9 on a team that bleeds goals and he has not even hit 300 games. We have to get out of the habit of trading low on players.